Objectives To determine the frequency, body region and severity of injuries missed by the
clinical team in patients who die of blunt trauma, and to examine the accuracy of the cause …

Objectives To perform a meta-analysis of prospective, randomized controlled trials comparing
the closed and open technique of diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) in trauma patients to …

Objective: The ideal suture for abdominal fascial closure has yet to be determined. Part 1: a
meta-analysis of randomized trials was conducted to determine which suture material and …

Efficient therapeutic options are needed to control the spread of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that has caused more than 922,000 fatalities as of 13 …

Both sex (ie, biological differences) and gender (ie, social or cultural influences) impact
vaccine acceptance, responses, and outcomes. Clinical data illustrate that among children, …

SARS-CoV-2 directly targets alveolar epithelial cells and can lead to surfactant deficiency.
Early reports suggested surfactant replacement may be effective in improving outcomes. The …

Obesity is considered by many as a lifestyle choice rather than a chronic progressive disease.
The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) SOPHIA (Stratification of Obesity Phenotypes to …

5.1. Abstract Coverage of antenatal iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation and intermittent
preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) remains low in many LMIC settings, …

Background: This systematic review is an update of the evidence since the 2001 Canadian
Task Force recommendations on breast cancer screening. Purpose: A decision was made to …

Methods: We used multinomial logistic regression to analyze 9,650 encounters of female
patients who were aged≥ 18 years and who underwent testing for STIs. The ED encounters …